Chapter 384

Lanie

“Little cars are listening, love,” I said as calmly as I could to Xander, trying to remind him that the children

were present.

I didn’t want our pups to be scared, even though it was all I could do to keep myself from screaming at my

grandfather that I needed to talk to him. Stella’s small hand crept into mine and squeezed. When I looked down at her, she was smiling brightly up at me.

Because she knew I was upset? Or just because she was my sunny-faced angel? I bent to scoop her up,

staggering a step under her weight. She was getting too big to be carried, but I didn’t want to put her down. It could be the last time I ever picked her up.

I rubbed my nose against her cheek, and she hugged me hard.

“Love you, Mama,” she said, which was a nice change from being called Mother.

Malachi, Xander, and Mason were muttering about the lights, power surges, the evidence of strangers in

the nearby town. Alpha stuff. It was clear I’d have to wait my turn.

“Xander,” I repeated. “You and Mason should go with Malachi somewhere else to talk about this.””

Mason looked over at us. He put his hand on his brother’s shoulder. “She’s right. Malachi, we should take

this back to the conference room.”

this.”

nodded silently and used

call for an emergency meeting of the leadership council,”

of them

face was

like he was disappointed.

her high, clear voice. “Will you play with me and Allie and

of board games on the bookshelves.

gave me another grin. I still couldn’t figure out if she was reading me, or if she

sense that he’d agree to play with them. It wasn’t out

way she looked at me

situation.

find out, not keep guessing and making

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Chapter 384

the door, and I answered it. It wasn’t the food this time, either, but Greyson,

fine.”

“You took off so fast.

I exchanged looks.

surge startled us, that’s all,” Zane said. “That is what happened, isn’t

assume so, since the lights were only out for a

Izzy. Let’s go play in

siblings by the hands. She shot a look at me over her shoulder right before she

closed the door.

keeping held tight in my throat.

been a power surge like my grandfather

question it had felt more dangerous than that. All four of us

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